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[Fwd: Re: looks like I have to build another garage]

To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Fwd: Re: looks like I have to build another garage]
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 5:30:33 +0000
Why do these hot-rodders keep putting double-pumpers on cars where the vacuum 
secondary is so much easier to tune and makes far more of a difference to the 
MPG than the d-p does to the HP? 

When I had my 68 Corvette I replaced the vacuum Q-Jet with a Holley 650 
mechanical secondary. The reason was simple, the car had 2:73 gears and the 
vacuum secondaries didn't open until 3,000 RPM! The holley opened up at any RPM 
and gave it a good boost in power. Also, the primaries were smaller so the MPH 
wasn't really affected unless you had your foot in it all the time. Made the 
car very drivable.

Kent
1960 Bugeye





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